Full Cast Announced for World Premiere of Bank of Dave The Musical

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of Bank of Dave The Musical, which opens in May 2026.

The new musical is based on the Sunday Times best-selling book, BAFTA Award-winning documentary and global hit Netflix film of the same name, with a screenplay by Piers Ashworth. Bank of Dave The Musical has a book and lyrics by Rob Madge (My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?)) and music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary (The Great British Bake Off Musical). It will be directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (Kinky Boots).

Leading the production will be Sam Lupton (Only Fools and Horses, UK Tour) as Dave Fishwick. He joins Samuel Holmes (Calamity Jane, UK tour) as Sir Charles Denbigh, alongside the previously announced Hayley Tamaddon as Nicky, Lucca Chadwick-Patel as Hugh, Claire Moore as Maureen and Lauryn Redding as Alex. 

Also in the cast are  Zachary Willis (After The Act, Royal Court, New Diorama), as Danny / Andy, Mark Peachey (The Wizard of Oz, Curve), as Cher / Clarence, Joni Ayton-Kent (If/Then, Savoy Theatre), as Megan/Mary, Adam Colbeck-Dunn (Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre, The Sound of Music, Curve), as Marco, Hannah Nuttall (Cinderella, Theatre Royal Wakefield) as Mavis, Rosie Strobel (42nd Street, Kilworth House Theatre) as Barbara, Minal Patel (My Fair Lady, Curve) as Ali, Elliot Broadfoot (Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder!, Ambassadors Theatre) as Omari, Althea Burey (The Parent Agency, Chester Storyhouse) as Betty and Jhanaica Van Mook (101 Dalmatians - The Musical, Hammersmith Apollo), as Claire.

Bank of Dave: The Musical is a new British musical based on the true story of Dave Fishwick, a Burnley-based self-made millionaire who sets up his own community bank to assist locals rejected by commercial lenders.

The show will open at The Lowry, Salford from 2-16 May before a run at Curve Theatre, Leicester between 20-30 May 2026.